The document provides an overview of various filmmaking shots, detailing definitions and purposes ranging from extreme wide shots to point-of-view shots. It highlights the importance of composition techniques like the rule of thirds, which enhances viewer engagement. Additionally, it explains how different shot types contribute to storytelling by establishing settings, relationships, and emotional states.

2. WHAT IS A SHOT?
• a series of frames, that runs for an
uninterrupted period of time
• the moment that the camera starts
rolling until the moment it stops.
• an essential aspect of a movie where
angles, transitions and cuts are used to
further express emotion, ideas and
movement

3. THE RULE OF THIRDS
• an image should be imagined as divided
into nine equal parts by two equally
spaced horizontal lines and two equally
spaced vertical lines
• important compositional elements
should be placed along these lines or
their intersections

5. THE RULE OF THIRDS
• Aligning a subject with these points
creates more tension, energy and
interest in the composition than simply
centering the subject.

8. A PICTURE CROPPED WITHOUT AND WITH THE
RULE OF THIRDS

11. EWS (EXTREME WIDE SHOT)
• The view is so far from the subject that he
isn't even visible.
• Contains a large amount of landscape.
• Often used at the beginning of a scene or a
film to establish general location (setting).
• Also known as an establishing shot.

12. EWS (EXTREME WIDE SHOT)

13. VWS (VERY WIDE SHOT)
• The subject is visible (barely), but the
emphasis is still on placing him in his
environment.
• allows the viewer to understand the
relationship between the characters and
their environment.

14. VWS (VERY WIDE SHOT)

15. WS (WIDE SHOT)
• The subject takes up the full frame, or at
least as much as comfortably possible.

16. WS (WIDE SHOT)

17. MS (MID SHOT)
• Shows some part of the subject in more
detail while still giving an impression of the
whole subject.

18. MS (MID SHOT)

19. MCU (MEDIUM CLOSE UP)
• Half way between a Mid Shot and a Close Up.
• shows the face more clearly, without getting
uncomfortably close.

20. MCU (MEDIUM CLOSE UP)

21. CU (CLOSE UP)
• A certain feature or part of the subject takes
up the whole frame.
• useful for showing detail
• A close-up of a person emphasizes their
emotional state. But a mid-shot or wide-shot
is more appropriate for delivering facts and
general information.

22. CU (CLOSE UP)

23. ECU (EXTREME CLOSE UP)
• The ECU gets right in and shows extreme
detail.
• to show general reactions or emotion

24. ECU (EXTREME CLOSE UP)

25. CUT-IN
• Shows some other part of the subject in
detail.
• Can be used to emphasise emotion etc.
• For example, hand movements can show
enthusiasm, agitation, nervousness, etc.

26. CUT-IN

27. CA (CUTAWAY)
• A shot of something other than the subject.
• used as a "buffer" between shots (to help the
editing process), or to add interesting
information.

28. CA (CUTAWAY)

29. TWO-SHOT
• A shot of two people, framed similarly to a
mid shot.
• Often used in interviews, or when two
presenters are hosting a show.
• to follow the interaction between two people
without getting distracted by their
surroundings.
• good for establishing a relationship between
subjects.

30. TWO-SHOT

31. (OSS) OVER-THE-SHOULDER SHOT
• Looking from behind a person at the subject.
• helps to establish the position of each
person, and get the feel of looking at one
person from the other's point of view.
• The person facing the subject should usually
occupy about 1/3 of the frame.

32. (OSS) OVER-THE-SHOULDER SHOT

33. NODDY SHOT
• Usually refers to a shot of the interviewer
listening and reacting to the subject.

34. NODDY SHOT

35. POINT-OF-VIEW SHOT (POV)
• Shows a view from the subject's perspective.

36. POINT-OF-VIEW SHOT (POV)

37. POINT-OF-VIEW SHOT (POV)

38. POINT-OF-VIEW SHOT (POV)

39. POINT-OF-VIEW SHOT (POV)

40. WEATHER SHOT
• The subject is the weather.
• Can be used to show the background for
graphics.

41. WEATHER SHOT

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